Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011

First Thoughts: Examining Ohio's key counties (and margins)

2012-10-25T01:00:00Z

Vote for President Obama like your ever lovin middle class life depends on it! because it does! Where are your tax returns Mr. Robme? Is this country going to elect a guy that won't show his tax returns? I don't think so. He dismisses half of the country

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Sharp exchanges between candidates at second debate

2012-10-17T01:00:00Z

This is my advice for the President... Keep your eye on the ball, and Mitt Romney is the ball. Watch him. Keep your chin up at all times and win your crowd beyond those walls but also all over the country Make sure that no matter which Mitt Romney shows

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Podcast Library

2012-07-31T18:37:00Z

Seven state... » Relief, But Not Repeal: The Policy & Practice Podcast Medicare payments to doctors are locked in for the rest of the year, now that Congress has passed and the President has signed H.R. 3630.

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United States: The Explosion Of Digital Information Needs: Is Your City Prepared?

2012-06-19T06:48:02Z

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) did not simply extend the federal payroll tax reduction. Title VI of the statute deals with public safety communications. It created a framework for a new nationwide 700 MHz public safety

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Medicare and Medicaid payments

2012-06-11T15:54:24Z

The most significant Medicare-and Medicaid-related provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, H.R.3630 (Tax Relief Act) are: • several social benefits provisions extended 10 months, costing $18 billion; • Congress avoided a

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Bottom Line

2012-04-30T20:11:48Z

ENERGY. David Gardiner & Associates has been hired by the American Wind Energy Association to lobby on “H.R. 3630 (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012), provisions relating to the Production Tax Credit for wind,” according to lobbying

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Proposed U.S. Budget Would Take Billions From Public Health

2012-04-23T06:01:06Z

Obama's proposed cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund are further complicated by Congress's decision to cut $6.25 billion from the fund when it passed H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, on Feb. 17.

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DAVE CAMP: Homeowners shouldn't have to pay to fix FEMA's flood plain mistakes

2012-04-23T05:39:38Z

I included this legislation in the payroll tax cut extension bill I introduced, H.R. 3630, which passed the House of Representatives in December. However, Senate negotiators insisted it be taken out of the final legislation, which was signed ...

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NEW: DAVE CAMP: Homeowners shouldn't have to pay to fix FEMA's flood plain mistakes

2012-04-22T13:40:25Z

This Week in Congress: the non-jobs 'JOBS' bill, and non-health 'HEALTH' bill

2012-03-19T01:00:00Z

...deadline for all first degree amendments to the Reed-Landrieu-Levin-Brown (OH), et al, substitute amendment #1833 and H.R.3630 is 4:00pm on Monday. As previously announced, there will be no roll call votes on Monday. Senators should expect the next roll

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Rep. Castor and Tampa Bay First Responders Announce Nationwide Communications Network

2012-03-15T06:54:31Z

The culmination of the years of effort to dedicate a uniform, public safety communications platform was achieved through passage of H.R.3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 a couple of weeks ago. In the new law ...

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More Than a Payroll Tax Cut Extension: New Bill Alters U.S. Unemployment Program

2012-03-09T09:29:13Z

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act [H.R. 3630] was signed by President Obama on February 22, 2012, extending unemployment benefits for jobless workers and maintaining the current payroll tax cut (4.2% instead of 6.2%) through the end of 2012.

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More Than a Payroll Tax Cut Extension: New Bill Alters U.S. Unemployment Program

2012-03-09T09:00:35Z

Good News on the Public Safety Funding Front

2012-03-01T23:14:45Z

Experts in the field discussed the ramifications of H.R. 3630 Title VI, which the president signed into law last month, during the first Thursday panel at the AFCEA International Homeland Security Conference. The benefits include improved ...

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Doctors accepting Medicare get a break

2012-03-01T16:48:12Z

Good News for those on Medicare: On Friday, Feb. 17, Congress approved the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012(H.R. 3630). Not only did this bill help people’s paychecks or whatever the news media was reporting, but the bill also saved .

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Fincher: Vote prevents payroll tax increase, cuts spending

2012-02-29T07:23:53Z

Last week, I voted in favor of the conference report to H.R. 3630, which extends the payroll tax cut. I’m pleased there was agreement to keep taxes from increasing. During 8.3 percent unemployment, which would be 11.4 percent if you included ...

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United States: Congress, President Agree To Extend Expiring Medicare And Medicaid Payments

2012-02-29T05:50:50Z

This White Paper provides an overview of the most significant Medicare- and Medicaid-related provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, H.R.3630 (Tax Relief Act). Congress again avoided another massive cut (expected to be ...

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NG 911 passes despite alarm industry concerns

2012-02-28T23:52:55Z

The AICC had been lobbying members of Congress since December to change H.R. 3630—the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act—to prevent the possibility that unverified "nonhuman-initiated automatic event alerts" might be sent directly to 911 cent

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Congress Approves Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits

2012-02-28T18:59:25Z

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, H.R. 3630, was signed on February 22, 2012. Section 2105 amends the Social Security Act by allowing states to drug test applicants for unemployment benefits and deny those benefits in the case of a

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Payroll Vote Gives Congress Nine-Month Breather on Tax Decisions

2012-02-28T11:14:08Z

“But I also have to express my reservations.” The measure is H.R. 3630. --With assistance from Alex Wayne, James Rowley and Hans Nichols in Washington. Editors: Jodi Schneider, Laurie Asseo To contact the reporters on this story: Steven ...

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Payroll Vote Gives Congress Nine-Month Breather on Tax Decisions

2012-02-28T05:59:10Z

"We have to vote for this bill because it does a lot of very important things," Representative Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, said on the floor before the vote. "But I also have to express my reservations." The measure is H.R. 3630.

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Payroll Tax Cut, American-Made Energy, and Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Deputies' Download

2012-02-27T08:30:41Z

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama tours the University of Miami Industrial ...

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Roll Call

2012-02-26T08:17:33Z

Vote 2: Extending payroll tax cut: The Senate has agreed to the conference report accompanying the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. The report would extend unemployment benefits and ...

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Roll Call

2012-02-26T03:31:13Z

Roll Call

2012-02-26T03:31:13Z

Roll Call

2012-02-26T03:31:13Z

How they voted

2012-02-26T00:25:06Z

House PAYROLL TAX CUT: The House agreed to the conference report accompanying the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. The report would extend unemployment benefits and the 2 percent cut in the ...

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Stopping Payroll Tax Increase

2012-02-24T22:03:07Z

Last week, I voted in favor of the conference report to H.R. 3630, which extends the payroll tax cut. I'm pleased there was agreement to keep taxes from increasing. During 8.3% unemployment, which would be 11.4% if you included people who have stopped ...

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LETTERS: Drilling beneath our homes; Overcoming adversity; and more

2012-02-24T20:44:23Z

According to H.R. 3630, which was passed on Dec. 17, Congress is requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase the fees they charge for guaranteeing 1- to 4-family residential mortgages by .10 percent, beginning April 1 for a period of ten years ...

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Letter to the Editor: Doctors at Deer Creek advise readers of legislation

2012-02-24T17:02:29Z

The final outcome will be dependent on decisions by the Conference Committee to H.R. 3630. Physician-owned hospitals also bring significant economic benefit to the communities they serve by creating thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in payroll and

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Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut in Private

2012-02-23T09:04:03Z

"So Congress did the right thing here. They listened to the voices of the American people." Here's the White House summary of the bill: H.R. 3630, the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012," which extends through December 31, 2012 ...

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Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut in Private

2012-02-23T09:04:03Z

Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut in Private

2012-02-23T09:04:03Z

Obama signs payroll tax cut in private

2012-02-23T07:59:38Z

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 3630

2012-02-22T19:42:20Z

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012,” which extends through December 31, 2012: (1) a reduction in employment tax rates for employees and the self-employed

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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 3630

2012-02-22T19:28:01Z

H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012,” which extends through December 31, 2012: (1) a reduction in employment tax rates for employees and the self-employed: (2) an initial eligibility for emergency ...

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President Obama Signs the Payroll Tax Cut

2012-02-22T19:20:51Z

If it's not on the White House website, it hasn't happened." It happened. Here's that picture the President promised: President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 in the Oval Office, Feb. 22 ...

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Letter: Lawmakers hope to reduce deficit on backs of federal employees

2012-02-22T05:51:58Z

Check these recent bills: -- HR3630: Pay freeze, adverse annuity calculation, increased annuity contribution and eliminate FERS supplement, -- HR3813: Higher annuity contribution, adverse annuity calculation, and eliminate FERS supplement ...

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Congress passes NG 911 provision: Is it a threat to PSAPs?

2012-02-21T23:54:03Z

At more than 100 pages, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012—H.R. 3630, the so-called "payroll tax" bill that passed Congress last week—is a daunting read for just about anyone outside the Capitol. There's a lot in it that doesn't .

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Moran's News Commentary: Remarks on the Payroll Tax Extension

2012-02-21T16:58:53Z

Congressman Jim Moran's remarks, as prepared, on H.R. 3630, the payroll tax conference committee report. The bill passed the House on February 17, 2012. I rise this morning against a Payroll Tax extension that adds to the deficit and rejects the idea that

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Moran's News Commentary: Remarks on the Payroll Tax Extension

2012-02-21T15:47:18Z

Rep. Heinrich votes in favor of unemployment extension

2012-02-21T15:25:49Z

The conference agreement on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, would extend a two-percentage-point payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, continue federal Unemployment Insurance programs through the end of the year ...

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House, Senate approve payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance extension

2012-02-20T18:54:36Z

As expected, both chambers of Congress approved the conference report to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) before adjourning for the Presidents’ Day recess. The measure extends the 2% payroll tax cut and emergency ...

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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act fails to extend renewable energy production tax credits

2012-02-20T18:54:36Z

On February 17, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) (the “Act”) by a vote of 293 to 132, with approval by the Senate and signature by President Obama following quickly.

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Votes in Congress Week of Feb. 13

2012-02-20T00:53:42Z

(HR3630) Yes • Carnahan (D-Mo.), Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), Emerson (R-Mo.), Shimkus (R-Ill.). No • Clay (D-Mo.), Akin (R-Mo.), Costello (D-Ill.). Expanded oil, gas drilling • Members voted, 237-187, to nearly triple America's offshore energy ...

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MetroPCS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Provides Comment on Passage of Comprehensive Spectrum

2012-02-18T10:14:25Z

MetroPCS especially appreciates the key Members of Congress and their staffs who carried the ball over the goal line by including the spectrum auction legislation in the conference report for H.R. 3630 that has passed in Congress. MetroPCS was among the ..

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MetroPCS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Provides Comment on Passage of Comprehensive Spectrum

2012-02-18T10:14:25Z

Two New CCH Tax Briefings Analyze Tax Developments: Payroll Tax Cut Agreement and Federal Budget Pro

2012-02-18T07:29:46Z

After weeks of negotiations on Capitol Hill, today the House and Senate passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) – extending payroll tax cuts through the end of the year. And earlier this month, President Obama proposed

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Rep. Marino votes for extension of payroll tax cut

2012-02-18T03:04:55Z

U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, PA-10, issued this statement on Friday after voting in favor of HR3630, The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011: "I supported this bill though I was biting my tongue as I cast my vote. This reaffirms the need ...

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Payroll Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits Extended (Finally)

2012-02-17T23:08:41Z

In the Senate, the bill needed at least 50% support to pass; it got 60%. H.R. 3630, is “a bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline ...

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Tax extension to help middle class

2012-02-17T22:18:35Z

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steve Austria, the Republican representative for Ohio’s 7th congressional district, was among those representatives who voted in support of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act on Friday ...

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Two New CCH Tax Briefings Analyze Tax Developments: Payroll Tax Cut Agreement and Federal Budget Proposal for 2013

2012-02-17T20:09:44Z

RIVERWOODS, Ill., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- After weeks of negotiations on Capitol Hill, today the House and Senate passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) - extending payroll tax cuts through ...

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Two New CCH Tax Briefings Analyze Tax Developments: Payroll Tax Cut Agreement and Federal Budget Proposal for 2013

2012-02-17T19:41:06Z

RIVERWOODS, Ill., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After weeks of negotiations on Capitol Hill, today the House and Senate passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) – extending payroll tax cuts through the end ...

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MetroPCS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Provides Comment on Passage of Comprehensive Spectrum and Auction Legislation

2012-02-17T18:58:09Z

Two New CCH Tax Briefings Analyze Tax Developments: Payroll Tax Cut Agreement and Federal Budget Proposal for 2013

2012-02-17T18:36:41Z

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., February 17, 2012) – After weeks of negotiations on Capitol Hill, today the House and Senate passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630) – extending payroll tax cuts through the end of the year.

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Two New CCH Tax Briefings Analyze Tax Developments: Payroll Tax Cut Agreement and Federal Budget Proposal for 2013

2012-02-17T18:36:41Z

AAFP Denounces Congress for Failing to Repeal 'Crippling' SGR Formula

2012-02-17T18:15:12Z

in a prepared statement. On Feb. 17, both the House and Senate passed H.R. 3630 (at the THOMAS website, type "H.R. 3630" into the search field after selecting "Bill Number"), which provides a 10-month extension of the current Medicare physician ...

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Payroll tax cut extension brings mixed vote from Oregon delegation

2012-02-17T17:25:06Z

For these reasons I voted against H.R. 3630 today," Schrader said. DeFazio made a similar point in comments from the House floor prior to the vote. Merkley, found much to like in the package. “This bill ensures that 40,000 out-of-work ...

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Congress Extends Payroll Tax Cut to 2013

2012-02-17T15:59:12Z

The agreement also would trim $5 billion over a decade from a $2 billion-a-year fund created by the 2010 health-care law to support community preventive and public health-care programs. The measure is H.R. 3630.

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Congress Set to Vote on D-Block Allocation

2012-02-17T15:52:02Z

The U.S. House and Senate were set to vote Friday on the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630), which includes a provision dedicating a portion of the 700 MHz wireless airwaves known as the D-Block and $7 billion in ...

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Corker Opposes Temporary Payroll Tax Holiday Legislation Adding $90 Billion To Deficit

2012-02-17T14:54:46Z

Senator Bob Corker, (R-Tn.), on Friday voted against the payroll tax holiday conference report (H.R.3630) and said the legislation is a ”complete failure of leadership” that “puts us in denial over our nation’s unsustainable and growing debt.”

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IAFC: Congress Gives the D Block to Public Safety

2012-02-17T13:57:30Z

These provisions are included in the conference report to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630), which the House and Senate will vote on today. The passage of this legislation will bring public safety communications ...

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Congress Set to Vote on D-Block Allocation to Public Safety

2012-02-17T13:50:21Z

U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement regarding payroll tax vote

2012-02-17T12:02:58Z

Washington, D.C. – Senator Johnson released the following statement regarding the conference report on H.R. 3630: “I do not want to raise taxes on any American. I also think it is bad policy to continue to reduce funding for Social Security - America's

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Ranking Members Waxman and Eshoo Applaud Spectrum Provisions in Payroll Tax Conference Report

2012-02-17T11:34:20Z

The legislation agreed to by the conferees is based on two existing pieces of legislation: H.R. 3630, the spectrum provisions passed by the House, and S. 911, bipartisan legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Committee. The conference ...

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Congress approves payroll tax cut extension through 2012

2012-02-17T10:51:23Z

The House, followed shortly by the Senate, voted on the version of H.R. 3630 from a conference committee, formed as a result of a congressional impasse late last year. House Republicans introduced a measure early this week with only the payroll tax cut ...

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Congress approves payroll tax cut extension through 2012

2012-02-17T10:51:23Z

House passes measure to delay Medicare physician payment cut

2012-02-17T09:32:39Z

The vote was 293 in favor of the measure and 132 in opposition. The House-Senate conference report includes job creation incentives to be added to H.R. 3630, a bill that also extends the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. The report ...

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Today in Congress: wrapping up on the payroll tax; then back out on recess

2012-02-17T08:56:51Z

First votes: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Last votes: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “One Minutes” (5 per side) Conference Report on H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Rep. Camp - Ways and Means/ Energy and Commerce/Financial ...

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FYI - Fact Sheet - Summary of Spectrum Provisions of Payroll Tax Report

2012-02-17T05:29:16Z

The legislation agreed to by the conferees is based upon two existing pieces of legislation: H.R. 3630, the spectrum provisions passed by the House, and S. 911, the bipartisan legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Committee. The conference ...

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FYI - Fact Sheet - Summary of Spectrum Provisions of Payroll Tax Report

2012-02-17T05:22:06Z

Today in Congress: wrapping up on the payroll tax; then back out on recess

2012-02-17T01:00:00Z

...the fold. TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Conference Report on H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Rep. Camp - Ways and Means/ Energy and Commerce/Financial Services/

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It could have been worse. Really?

2012-02-16T23:24:12Z

The Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly reported: "The biggest last-minute stumbling block (of the Joine House-Senate conference committee on H.R. 3630) was over how to make federal workers contribute $15 billion in the coming decade toward the ..

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Cost Estimate for H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2012

2012-02-16T23:24:12Z

"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have reviewed the conference agreement for H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, as posted on the Web site of the House ...

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D-Block allocation to public safety is 'done'

2012-02-15T18:53:22Z

The provisions are included in the conference report to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630), which the House and Senate were due to vote on on Friday or Saturday. According to a document released by the U.S. Senate ...

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Physicians and Patients Head to Washington D.C. to Lobby for Increased Patient Access

2012-02-13T14:16:34Z

The final outcome will be dependent upon decisions by the Conference Committee to H.R. 3630 this month. "Physician-owned hospitals increase patient access to high-quality care at lower costs – the very goal of the Patient Protection and ...

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This Week in Congress: surface transportation-palooza!

2012-02-13T08:54:26Z

Mica – Transportation and Infrastructure/Natural Resources/Energy and Commerce/Ways and Means/Oversight and Government Reform) (Subject to a Rule) Possible Consideration of Legislation Related to H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut ...

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Opposition Mounts to Bill That Would Strip FCC Authority on Spectrum

2012-02-09T18:39:00Z

Tucked into a larger jobs bill, H.R. 3630, is a section that would allow the FCC to auction off spectrum currently owned but not used by TV broadcasters. But it would prevent the FCC from imposing certain conditions on those purchases; specifically ...

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NBAA asks lawmakers to extend depreciation rule

2012-02-09T11:29:31Z

An extension of the 100-percent depreciation rule was included in a House bill extending the payroll tax cut (H.R. 3630), and a joint House-Senate conference committee is currently considering the legislation. The letter, sent Feb. 2 to the ...

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Corker Says Using Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac As "Piggy Bank” To Fund Payroll Tax Holiday Extension Adds To Taxpayer Risk

2012-02-07T18:55:42Z

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the use of an increased government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) guarantee fee as an offset by the conferees of H.R. 3630, legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance.

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How I spent 2011: Creating jobs

2012-02-06T00:41:40Z

I consistently voted to extend the payroll tax for a full year. In fact, the House acted first on this issue by passing HR3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. The Senate refused to support this bill, insisting on a shortened ...

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Conference Committee Must Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits

2012-02-02T20:49:00Z

The conference committee for H.R. 3630 is tasked with coming to an agreement on the addressing the extension of the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation benefits, restoration of Medicare payments to physicians, and other matters. I believe it is

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Conference Committee Must Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits

2012-02-02T20:49:00Z

Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'

2012-02-02T08:53:10Z

B-318 RHOB. CONFERENCE-----10:00-Open Conference. On H.R. 3630 – To extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the ...

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Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'

2012-02-02T08:53:10Z

B-318 RHOB. CONFERENCE-----10:00-Open Conference. On H.R. 3630 – To extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the ...

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Study: Job losses may result from cuts to hospital care

2012-01-31T18:49:41Z

The job losses are tied to cuts in hospital care included in H.R. 3630 (legislation extending the Social Security tax holiday, unemployment insurance and the physician fix), passed by the House; and mandatory sequestration, already slated to ...

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Health care at stake in political debate

2012-01-30T10:15:28Z

A number of proposals are being considered. U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, voted for House bill H.R. 3630, which passed the House Dec. 13, called the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. The bill consists of several measures including ...

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Camp, Baucus named chairs of conference committee

2012-01-28T03:36:59Z

Congressman Dave Camp, R-Midland, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced the House version H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, in December. In his opening statement Camp stated: “The biggest issue I see is ...

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REED: Not a benefit check but a paycheck

2012-01-27T18:18:38Z

Yet government programs do little to help the unemployed get back to work. The unemployment insurance reforms in a bipartisan bill (H.R. 3630) passed by the House in December are designed to move more unemployed workers from benefit checks to paychecks.

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Schumer issues call for voting down bill

2012-01-26T23:41:56Z

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging Congress to reject a bill that calls for cuts to those hospitals. The bill, H.R. 3630, calls for cuts in Medicare reimbursement funding for outpatient services and was passed in the House in December. The cuts are aimed to ..

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Schumer issues call for voting down bill

2012-01-26T23:41:56Z

Fight For Federal Funding

2012-01-26T00:26:05Z

On Dec. 13, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, which included cuts to hospitals, including a significant Medicare hospital outpatient payment cut. The House bill would cut payments for hospital outpatient clinic evaluation and management ...

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Schumer issues call for voting down bill

2012-01-25T23:57:27Z

Bill would cut hospitals' Medicare funding

2012-01-25T22:02:55Z

The estimated impact of this Medicare cut would be $1.8 million over 10 years.” The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630 on Dec. 13, which included cuts to hospitals and a cut to Medicare hospital outpatient payments. The House-approved ...

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Bill would cut hospitals' Medicare funding

2012-01-25T22:02:55Z

Senator claims legislation could hurt upstate hospitals

2012-01-25T20:22:42Z

On December 13th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, which included extremely damaging cuts to hospitals, including a significant Medicare hospital outpatient payment cut. The House passed bill would cut payments for hospital ...

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Dems: It Would Be 'Unfair and Illogical' to Target Federal Workers in Payroll Tax Cut Deal

2012-01-25T19:25:26Z

January 25, 2012 The Honorable Max Baucus United States Senate 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Baucus: As you begin meeting to craft a conference report to accompany H.R. 3630, we urge you to oppose any proposals that ...

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ACA Implementation Threatens Hospitals' United Front

2012-01-25T12:58:53Z

The reductions detailed in H.R. 3630 would take funding from hospitals and use it to cover the deficit created by the extensions of the Social Security tax holiday and unemployment benefits, and by the so-called "doc fix" that aims to address cuts to ...

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Tea Party drove policy, but has its clout peaked?

2012-01-24T14:47:26Z

(HR 3630). (Thomas is editor of Thomas Voting Reports Inc., Washington, D.C.)

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Letters to the Editor — January 24, 3012

2012-01-24T02:51:37Z

I got a video from a friend showing that Mr. Guinta didn't know that when he voted for HR3630, the payroll tax cut extension, he also voted to increase the amount of Medicare premiums paid by high-income beneficiaries and the number of ...

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Hospitals Fear Job Cuts

2012-01-23T10:45:15Z

H.R. 3630 adds another $19.9 billion in cuts to hospitals. Because two thirds of hospital spending goes to personnel costs, the report says the cuts would result in significant layoffs.

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Governors Demand More Control Over First Responder Broadband Network

2012-01-22T21:37:50Z

House leaders included the JOBS Act as part of a bill to extend payroll tax cuts with the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (HR 3630). A congressional conference committee did not include those provisions in a bill to extend the payroll ..

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Governors Demand More Control Over First Responder Broadband Network

2012-01-22T18:53:12Z

How they voted: Tea Party's influence in Congress may be waning

2012-01-22T02:53:59Z

A yes vote was to pass a bill that also extended jobless benefits and gave the administration 60 days to decide whether to approve the proposed Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline. (HR 3630)

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AHA: Medicare cuts to cost 278K hospital jobs

2012-01-20T11:10:17Z

Should Congress enact $20 billion in Medicare cuts included in legislation (H.R. 3630) already passed in the House, it will cost 83,000 jobs, according to the report. "Cuts in funding for hospital care will threaten jobs at a time when our ...

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Law has hospital stuck between rock, bare space

2012-01-20T10:48:48Z

It’s up to a conference committee to find some common ground. The House bill, H.R. 3630, was referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Financial Services Committee late last week. Glenn Cozen is one

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Law has hospital stuck between rock, bare space

2012-01-19T18:56:45Z

MBS Price Considerations Surrounding G-Fee Increase; PNC's Results Reflect Servicing Lawsuit Settlement?

2012-01-19T11:04:18Z

if the FHFA changes g-fee level such that it reflects the risk of loss as well as the cost of capital allocated to similar assets by other fully private regulated financial institutions as required by H.R. 3630. The analysts note that ...

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Hospitals Step Up War On GOP’s Cuts For Payroll Tax Package

2012-01-19T04:30:36Z

“It’s important to add a little perspective to what the hospital industry is calling ‘major reductions’ to hospitals in H.R. 3630,” the GOP statement said, pointing out that the cuts would total 0.5 percent of 10-year Medicare spending on hospita

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Letter: Guinta's voting record is puzzling

2012-01-18T04:03:09Z

I am getting annoyed at being puzzled by my congressman, Frank Guinta. I got a video from a friend showing that Mr. Guinta didn't know that when he voted for HR 3630, the payroll tax cut extension, he also voted to increase the amount of Medicare premiums

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Walz voted for payroll tax 'monstrosity'

2012-01-17T06:56:08Z

On Dec 13, the Republican controlled U.S. House passed H.R. 3630. It was to extend the payroll tax deductions for one year but had so many "poison" provisions the Senate said it was dead on arrival and President Obama said he'd veto it.

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Is Congressman Guinta deceptive or sloppy?

2012-01-17T00:22:26Z

(See youtu.be/saW67_451u0.). Actually Mr. Guinta, you did vote for exactly that. These two provisions were included in HR 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, which passed the House on Dec. 13. Roll Call 923 shows that ...

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Congress has plan to cut unemployment benefits for people with no HS diploma

2012-01-11T13:08:20Z

If you are unemployed and don't have a High School diploma, congress hopes to cut your unemployment benefits. If HR 3630 passes, older workers would be group hardest hit. “In 2010, half a million workers age 50 or over who received unemployment insurance

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Stubborn facts on the tax relief bill

2012-01-09T19:01:27Z

Some of the GOP snake oil appears in the reply I asked for and got from Kinzinger’s office: “H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, extends the payroll tax reduction for 12 months, saving on average $1,000 for hard-working America

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GOP: No High School Diploma, No Unemployment Benefits

2012-01-09T17:21:14Z

Sponsors of the measures, contained in H.R. 3630, argue that the current unemployment insurance program has been ineffective in getting long-term jobless workers back work. Some, including Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz) have argued that extending ...

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Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, of Oshkosh, carves niche as deficit hawk

2012-01-07T18:56:40Z

Expected to increase exports of a variety of U.S. products, particularly farm products. HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Continuation Act of 2011, Roll Call Vote 232(AT) Amended version of House bill that would extend for two months the payroll tax ...

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Open Forum printed Jan. 8

2012-01-06T18:57:51Z

Voters of the 4th Congressional District, please read the NPRC's letter on the internet at: nprc-inc.org/d_index/NPRC_Letter_re_HR3630_11Dec.pdf. You will see that Rep. Gardner supported his opposition to the temporary tax cut, extension of ...

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United States: The Disclosure Of Leniency Documents: Confidential Documents Still Protected

2012-01-06T07:52:08Z

However, the House legislation, H.R.3630, would not have extended many of the programs that were extended by the Temporary Continuation Act, and would have paid for the physician payment increase by decreasing payments to hospitals. Specifically ...

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United States: Congress Passes 2-Month Extension Of Payroll Tax Reduction

2012-01-06T06:40:33Z

1. Please note that some provisions apply on a taxable year basis and will therefore have a different expiration date for taxpayers that use a fiscal year other than the calendar year. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to .

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Leave fed pay and benefits alone, union says

2012-01-05T17:04:30Z

This week National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley sent letters to the seven Senate and 13 House conferees assigned to hammer out a compromise on Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630), which passed even ...

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Year in review - The Top 10 stories in 2011

2012-01-02T10:41:31Z

Camp also served on a conference committee to resolve differences over H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, and another conference committee for H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.

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Readers can see through Rep. Cory Gardner's smoke and mirrors

2011-12-31T07:01:59Z

Here's where your constituents can read that letter, and I encourage them to do so and not be intimidated by what is really a pretty simple letter: http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/NPRC Letter re HR 3630.pdf). At the end of the letter ...

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How government fixes things

2011-12-30T01:00:00Z

...wrong entity. Why? Because government is run by politicians. An example of how government fixes things is the current battle over H.R.3630- Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. In April 2008, candidate Barack Obama made the following

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Obama and Boehner Increase Pressure Over U.S. Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-29T06:35:43Z

The Senate-passed bill is H.R. 3630. --Editors: Jodi Schneider, Laurie Asseo To contact the reporters on this story: Steven Sloan in Washington at ssloan7@bloomberg.net; Laura Litvan in Washington at llitvan@bloomberg.net To contact the editor ...

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Rep. Fincher reflects on achievements in 2011

2011-12-27T22:01:31Z

In my view, we must do all that we can to get this economy moving. Last week, I voted in favor of H.R. 3630, which would accelerate President Obama's decision on the Keystone XL energy pipeline. All the pieces are in place – the president must ...

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Op-ed: Macon - Democratic Party must stay united

2011-12-27T06:38:06Z

Democrats want to hold big business accountable and help the middle class; Republicans want to protect the wealth of the most prosperous (H.R. 3630, 112th Congress). Democrats want everyone to vote; Republicans want to suppress your ...

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Roll Call: How Oklahoma's congressional delegation voted

2011-12-25T03:27:12Z

The vote, on Dec. 16, was 351 yeas to 67 nays. Vote 5: The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), and requested a conference with the Senate on the bill. The amendments would ...

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How they voted (Dec. 25)

2011-12-24T18:58:57Z

H RES 502 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3630) to provide incentives for the creation of jobs; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 501) (Passed 231-187) Pearce yes, Heinrich no ...

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How they voted

2011-12-23T23:46:28Z

Votes: Donnelly, yea; Visclosky, yea PAYROLL TAX CUT AMENDMENTS: The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), and requested a conference with the Senate on the bill. The amendments would have

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Workforce spared, for now, in tax cut extension

2011-12-23T11:43:29Z

The "bipartisan agreement in the Senate" cited by Boehner does not include any of the federal workforce provisions contained the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), which the House approved earlier this month. That bill ...

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Today in Congress: can't #@$%ing believe they're still working on the payroll tax

2011-12-23T08:58:51Z

As part of the deal, Democrats in the House and Senate agree to appoint conferees to work out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the old bill, H.R. 3630, probably with the aim of emerging with a full-year plan that can pass ...

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Today in Congress: can't #@$%ing believe they're still working on the payroll tax

2011-12-23T08:58:51Z

House Republican's tax cut bait and switch

2011-12-22T22:21:45Z

Please note the attached Rules Committee Agenda [not available here] from Monday, December 19 at 7:05pm which states that the committee will consider "A motion to concur with the Senate amendment to H.R. 3630 (Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of

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BREAKING NEWS: House agrees to payroll cut extension

2011-12-22T19:58:36Z

"House leadership recently notified members that the House has agreed to accept the Senate compromise language on H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, with language that will reduce regulatory burdens on small ...

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Local Congressmen Say Americans Deserve More

2011-12-22T18:39:51Z

He says the vote to reject the Senate amendment to H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, places American middle class families first. H.R. 3630 extends unemployment benefits and extends the Medicare physicians reimbursement fix for t

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Rep. Murphy Opposes 'Senate Gimmick'

2011-12-22T16:38:10Z

Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to enter formal negotiations with the Senate to resolve differences over H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. The Senate version shortened the timeframe of the Social Security payroll tax

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Myth-Busting the Senate's Bad Policy

2011-12-21T10:12:48Z

501, which rejected the Senate's 60-day extenders plan and requested a conference to hammer out differences between the chambers: "A week ago on December 13, the House passed the comprehensive H.R. 3630, known as 'The Middle Class Tax Relief and ...

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Gerlach:Senate Tax Extension Bill "A Gimmick"

2011-12-21T08:54:04Z

H.R. 3630 passed the House by a 229-193 margin. "Workers, families, seniors and doctors in the 6th District deserve more than a 60-day stocking stuffer from Congress this holiday season," Gerlach said. "The proposal the Senate passed is 305 days too sho

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Rep. Barbara Lee: Distractions to Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Extension

2011-12-21T07:56:48Z

Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued the following statement after a series of Republican procedural votes to block passage of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011: “I strongly support a plan to extend the payroll

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IL. Rep. Jan Schakowsky Calls House Republicans The Grinches Who Stole Christmas

2011-12-21T01:00:00Z

...the House Republicans for a lack of bi-partisanship demonstrated in the Senate as well as a deliberate effort to “slaughter” H.R.3630- The Middle Class Tax Relief and Ob Creation Act of 2011. Rep. Schakowsky angrily stated: “Don’t bla

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Rep. McKinley Votes Against Obama’s Social Security Tax Cut Extension

2011-12-20T19:25:10Z

Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) voted Tuesday to protect the Social Security Trust Fund by opposing H.R. 3630, also defined as President Obama’s plan to take $180 billion from the Fund to pay for another stimulus plan. This extension of the payroll tax ...

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Fleischmann Offers 3rd District A Lump Of Coal - And Response (8)

2011-12-20T18:56:32Z

The Republican-led House passed the bill, H.R. 3630, by a vote of 234-193, on 12/13/2011 at 6:50PM, with 10 Democrats crossing over to vote Aye, and 14 Republicans voting No. The bill was received by the Democrat-led Senate on 12/14/2011. On 12/17/2011 ...

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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Do You Know Where Your Legislation Is?

2011-12-20T15:14:38Z

To be clear, H.R. 3630 will physically reside in the Senate by the close of business today,” the release stated. Whew. We were worried the legislation would be wandering the streets late at night.

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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Do You Know Where Your Legislation Is?

2011-12-20T15:14:38Z

Donnelly: "Unacceptable" that House Republicans Will Not Allow Vote on Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-20T13:55:54Z

Today, Congressman Joe Donnelly released the following statement after learning that the House Republican leadership will not allow an up-or-down vote on the Senate agreement on H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011.

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H.R. 2630 passed by the House

2011-12-20T08:33:46Z

H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, would achieve all of the above, without raising taxes or borrowing from the Social Security Trust fund. Specifically, H.R. 3630 would: Extend the payroll tax holiday. The bill extends

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House to Reject Senate Temporary Tax Cut Extension

2011-12-20T08:05:08Z

including a motion to concur with the Senate amendment to H.R. 3630, although it is expected to fail. Members will then vote to pass a motion for the House to go to conference on the bill and negotiate final legislation with the Senate. Finally ...

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Reid Says Senate Will Block House Republican Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-20T00:05:32Z

The bill is H.R. 3630. --With assistance from James Rowley and Kathleen Hunter in Washington. Editors: Jodi Schneider, Leslie Hoffecker To contact the reporters on this story: Steven Sloan in Washington at ssloan7@bloomberg.net; Richard Rubin in ...

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H.R. 2630 passed by the House

2011-12-19T15:44:27Z

Providers watching tensely, as House leaders vow to vote around Senate-approved measure with 'doc fix' and therapy cap extender bills

2011-12-19T14:47:11Z

On Saturday, the Senate overwhelmingly (89-10) passed a bill (H.R. 3630) extending the payroll tax cut by two months. The bill also contained two provisions closely watched by long-term care groups: the Medicare doc fix and an extension of the therapy cap

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Obama Approves Keystone Pipeline Agreement, Payroll Tax Holiday Extension

2011-12-19T14:25:43Z

President Obama approved H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 Saturday. The bill extends for a year the Social Security payroll tax cut set to expire at the end of 2011 and yet another extension to unemployment compensation.

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Bonus Depreciation May Be Back For 2012

2011-12-19T02:51:22Z

The House version of H.R. 3630 (PDF) contains language restoring the tax measure that allows moneymaking businesses to write off the full value of equipment expenses, including airplanes, in a single tax year. Otherwise, the maximum write-off is 50 percent

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House to Vote on Payroll Bill as Senate Eyes Tax Sweeteners

2011-12-19T00:28:12Z

The House bill is H.R. 3630. --With assistance from Roger Runningen, Kathleen Hunter, James Rowley and Laura Litvan in Washington. Editors: Jodi Schneider, Justin Blum To contact the reporters on this story: Steven Sloan in Washington at ssloan7 ...

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Republicans plan House OK of payroll tax cut bill

2011-12-18T23:09:27Z

"If the president were presented with H.R. 3630, he would veto the bill," the statement said, referring to the number of the legislation. Republicans said the legislation underscored their effort to create jobs and said the Senate could not ...

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Senate Goes Hard On The Rich In Two-Month Payroll Tax Cut Bill

2011-12-18T18:58:55Z

The temporary Senate bill would give her only one-sixth as much. Call it the 16-Percent Solution. The drafters of H.R. 3630 recognized that simply extending the 2011 tax cut with a two-month life could give much larger tax cuts to high earners ...

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How they voted

2011-12-18T00:07:54Z

The vote, on Dec. 13, was 417 yeas to 1 nay. Votes: Donnelly, yea; Visclosky, yea PAYROLL TAX CUT EXTENSION: The House passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. The bill would extend the 4.2 .

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Bonus Depreciation May Be Back For 2012

2011-12-17T18:52:56Z

Senate Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension

2011-12-17T14:35:14Z

The United States Senate passed HR3630, a bill which would extend the Social Security tax cuts and unemployment benefits for two months, as well as requesting a speedy decision from the President as to the future of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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Today in Congress: temporary clean-up duty

2011-12-17T08:58:48Z

Following any Leader remarks, there will be a series of 4 roll call votes in relation to the following items: - Reid substitute amendment to H.R.3630, 2 month extension of the payroll tax reduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance (60-vote ...

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Today in Congress: temporary clean-up duty

2011-12-17T01:00:00Z

Yes, there's unfortunately a today in Congress. It's Saturday, and the House is gone, probably because they're poor and therefore have no work habits. But the Senate is still here, and they've got to clean up the details necessary to keep the government

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Bill helps jobless, avoids tax hike [Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)]

2011-12-16T22:43:11Z

This week in Washington, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. Included in the legislation is a provision granting states the flexibility to redirect unemployment benefits to an employer

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Bill helps jobless, avoids tax hike [Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)]

2011-12-16T19:51:24Z

Bill helps jobless, avoids tax hike

2011-12-16T15:12:13Z

Today in Congress: Fine, here's your last minute deal to avert shutdown. Now let us out of here.

2011-12-16T01:00:00Z

Last one out, get the lights. As of "press time" (usually around the midnight hour), the House had completed work on four suspension bills, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair for about six and a half hours, before returning briefly to fil

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GOP Again Holds Working America Hostage to its Perverse Ideological Priorities

2011-12-16T00:24:36Z

The Republicans' bill, H.R. 3630, dubbed the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” would do anything but create jobs. The only job it seems concerned with is the temporary construction work that would go into the ...

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Next Generation 911: The bomb's still ticking

2011-12-15T20:42:41Z

The U.S. House did the alarm industry no favors Tuesday night. By passing H.R. 3630, “The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” House members said yes to extending the Social Security payroll tax deduction and sent the contentious bill

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Rep. John Boehner Hails Passage of Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act

2011-12-15T15:49:12Z

Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following statement praising the House for passing the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), legislation to extend the payroll tax break, extend and reform unemployment insurance ...

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Next Generation 911: Bomb still ticking

2011-12-15T15:20:34Z

Obama Vows to Veto H.R. 3630 – It's the Least He Can Do

2011-12-15T13:26:02Z

Welcome news out of the White House: Obama Administration spokesperson Jay Carney issued a veto threat to Rep. Dave Camp's disgusting unemployment bill, H.R. 3630, which passed the House yesterday. "The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 3630 ...

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Obama Vows to Veto H.R. 3630 – It's the Least He Can Do

2011-12-15T13:26:02Z

Today in Congress: Can we leave yet? Oh, and will the government shut down?

2011-12-15T08:25:23Z

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 with a Feinstein substitute amendment Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011

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Rep. Joe Heck: President Needs to stop trying to divide America

2011-12-15T02:06:00Z

Today, Congressman Joe Heck made the following statement after passage of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. “The President needs to stop trying to divide America. This bill extends unemployment benefits while providing

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Today in Congress: Can we leave yet? Oh, and will the government shut down?

2011-12-15T01:00:00Z

...Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 with a Feinstein substitute amendment Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 You must add at least one tag to this diary before publishing i

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Rep. Guinta Votes To Extend Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-14T23:14:12Z

U.S. Representative Frank Guinta sided with hardworking New Hampshire families on Tuesday and voted with the majority in favor of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. It passed in a bipartisan vote of 234 to 193. The measure

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Rep David Camp Applauds Passage of The Middle Class Tax Relief Act

2011-12-14T23:14:12Z

Congressman Dave Camp (R-Midland, MI) sponsor of H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, released the following statement upon the bill’s passage with bipartisan support late last night: “This is a vote to help families, employers ..

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Save the Child Tax Credit for Hardworking Families

2011-12-14T18:56:30Z

On Friday, December 9, 2011, House Republicans introduced a tax plan that includes a provision (H.R. 3630, Section 5201) to prevent immigrant families from accessing the refundable Child Tax Credit. The House passed this tax plan, including the anti ...

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Work Continues on SGR as House Passes Medicare Payment Bill

2011-12-14T18:49:20Z

The House last night passed H.R. 3630 (at the THOMAS website, type "H.R. 3630" into the search field after selecting "Bill Number"), which would provide a 1 percent increase in the Medicare physician payment rate for the next two years and block ...

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Physician-owned hospital rules relax with House bill

2011-12-14T14:38:48Z

If it passes in the Senate, the H.R. 3630 bill, known as the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, would allow 25 to 30 hospitals that have yet to open finish construction. However, the Congressional Budget Office said allowing the spread ...

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Rep. Butterfield Votes Against Bill Threatening N.C. Unemployed

2011-12-14T12:22:48Z

Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today voted against H.R. 3630, the so-called Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, which, among other things, would block a major cut to physicians’ Medicare reimbursement rates, reduce the number of weeks ..

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Rep. Grimm Votes for Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act

2011-12-14T11:18:22Z

Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) voted for the bipartisan Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), an important bill that creates jobs and extends a number of provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year, including a fully ...

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Congressman Frank Lucas Applauds Passage of H.R. 3630

2011-12-14T10:28:16Z

Dec 14, 2011 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas today joined his House colleagues in passing H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2011 ...

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Congressman Latta Urges Senate Democrats to Support the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act

2011-12-14T10:13:57Z

Dec 14, 2011 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after he voted for the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H.R. 3630 ...

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Congressman Latta Urges Senate Democrats to Support the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act

2011-12-14T10:13:57Z

PHA: In Bi-Partisan Vote, House Amends Provisions of Affordable Care Act That Restrict Patient Access to Physician-Owned Hospitals

2011-12-14T09:45:19Z

Included in the passage of H.R. 3630, "The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act," is a narrow provision that will allow hospitals under construction that missed an arbitrary deadline, and those that need to expand to meet community demand ...

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President Needs to stop trying to divide America

2011-12-14T09:09:31Z

Dec 14, 2011 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Today, Congressman Joe Heck made the following statement after passage of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. "The President ...

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Donnelly Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Relief

2011-12-14T09:02:22Z

Today, Congressman Joe Donnelly released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. "Even though this bill is far from perfect, I voted for it because of the tax relief it would ...

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Rokita Votes to Cut Spending, Reform Entitlements, Spur Job Creation

2011-12-14T09:02:22Z

Today Rep. Todd Rokita released this statement after voting for H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, legislation that provides support for Americans struggling to find work, cuts overall spending, protects the Social ...

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Payroll tax bill would cut jobless benefits

2011-12-14T07:22:09Z

The Republican-sponsored bill, H.R. 3630, would also set up new requirements for people who don’t have high school diplomas to be able collect unemployment. States also would be allowed to require drug testing of unemployment recipients deemed ...

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Young votes in favor of The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act

2011-12-14T04:51:49Z

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. Rep. Todd Young (R-IN9) voted in support of H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, on Tuesday evening, saying the bill is a needed step to help a wide range of Americans struggling in the midst

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Today in Congress: BBA votes, and the march toward adjournment

2011-12-14T01:00:00Z

...Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 with a Durbin amendment by voice vote. Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (notwithstanding not having received the papers from the Hous

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How your Congressman voted

2011-12-14T01:00:00Z

Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Cloture (a method of closing the debate) on the Nomination of Richard Cordray to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Senate: Motion to Proceed; Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 Senate: Motion to Proceed

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Johnson’s three provisions pass with jobs package legislation

2011-12-14T00:41:17Z

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H.R. 3630, includes Johnson’s measures to prevent illegal immigrants from claiming the refundable child tax credit, to provide relief for physician owned hospitals, and to encourage business ...

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Johnson’s three provisions pass with jobs package legislation

2011-12-14T00:41:17Z

Johnson’s three provisions pass with jobs package legislation

2011-12-14T00:41:17Z

Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-13T22:03:48Z

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie of Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District announced Tuesday, the House passed H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. The legislation would extend the payroll tax holiday ..

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Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-13T21:56:38Z

Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-13T21:42:19Z

House-Passed Bill Includes Extension of Federal-Pay Freeze

2011-12-13T21:13:41Z

In a 234-193 vote, House lawmakers approved a bill (H.R. 3630) to extend the payroll tax holiday for most Americans. To help finance the tax cut, the legislation includes provisions extending a pay freeze federal employees and members of ...

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Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-13T21:06:32Z

House-Passed Bill Includes Extension of Federal-Pay Freeze

2011-12-13T20:37:54Z

House OKs Payroll Tax Cut With Keystone Strings Attached

2011-12-13T20:30:44Z

H.R. 3630, introduced by Rep. David Camp, R-Mich., and called the The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, passed 234-193 in a largely party-line vote — 10 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill, while 14 Republicans crossed the ...

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House passes bill that includes extending federal pay freeze

2011-12-13T19:12:00Z

Capito Votes Against A Tax Increase & For Energy Jobs In West Virginia

2011-12-13T18:57:41Z

WASHINGTON-Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., released the following statement in support of H.R. 3630, the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011," which passed with bipartisan support by 234-193. "Nearly fourteen million of our .

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Rep. Walsh Votes to Put America Back to Work

2011-12-13T18:57:41Z

Joe Walsh, R-Ill. (8th CD), issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) voted in favor of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) that was passed by the House this evening. Among other provisions ...

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GOP’s Coal Poison Pill Risks White House Veto Of Payroll Tax Cut Bill

2011-12-13T17:24:38Z

The coal-powered poison pill, inserted into Title I, Section B of H.R. 3630 as the “EPA Regulatory Relief Act,” would establish a five-year delay in Boiler Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) rules, striking down four Environmental ...

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White House threatens to veto House Republican payroll tax bill

2011-12-13T16:48:50Z

"With only days left before taxes go up for 160 million hardworking Americans, H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families," the White House said in a statement of administrative policy. "This debate should not be about ...

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Promise of Affordable Care Vanishes with House Bill

2011-12-13T16:34:31Z

They shouldn’t make it more difficult to access health coverage – but that is just what H.R. 3630 (introduced by Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI), a bill up for a vote in the House today, does. In 2014, the Affordable Care Act will provide tax credits to help ...

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Payroll Tax Cut Extension: Obama Says He Would Veto House GOP Bill

2011-12-13T16:13:03Z

W.H. stands by education claims

2011-12-13T15:58:44Z

Also in its statement of administration policy on the payroll tax issue, the W.H. reiterated: “… H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families. H.R. 3630 breaks the bipartisan agreement on spending cuts that was reached just a few ..

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Payroll Tax Cut Extension From GOP Elicits Veto Vow From White House

2011-12-13T15:44:25Z

"With only days left before taxes go up for 160 million hardworking Americans, H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families," the White House said in a Statement of Administration Policy, arguing that the bill breaks with the ...

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White House Pledges to Veto GOP Payroll Tax Extension Bill

2011-12-13T15:37:15Z

"If the president were presented with H.R. 3630, he would veto the bill." The administration supports the spectrum auctions, though it has not come out in support of the GOP version of that bill. But it opposes other parts of the larger bill that were ...

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Payroll Tax Cut Extension From GOP Elicits Veto Vow From White House

2011-12-13T15:37:15Z

White House Threatens Veto Of House Payroll Tax Bill

2011-12-13T15:15:47Z

The bill, known as H.R. 3630, would also extend unemployment benefits but reduce the maximum length from 99 weeks to 59 weeks. The legislation also avoids a mandated cut in pay for doctors that treat Medicare patients. In order to offset the costs of the .

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White House Threatens Veto Of House Payroll Tax Bill

2011-12-13T15:15:47Z

White House Threatens Veto Of House Payroll Tax Bill

2011-12-13T15:15:47Z

White House Pledges to Veto GOP Payroll Tax Extension Bill

2011-12-13T14:47:09Z

White House promises to veto payroll tax cut bill

2011-12-13T14:47:09Z

White House threatens to veto House Republican payroll tax bill

2011-12-13T14:39:59Z

White House threatens to veto House Republican payroll tax bill

2011-12-13T14:39:59Z

Raw Material: Obama Veto Threat on Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-13T14:39:59Z

Camp, R-Michigan, and 5 others) "The administration strongly opposes H.R. 3630. With only days left before taxes go up for 160 million hardworking Americans, H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families. H.R. 3630 breaks the ...

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White House threatens to veto House Republican payroll tax bill

2011-12-13T14:25:40Z

House will vote on doomed payroll tax extension package, Democrats ratchet up pressure

2011-12-13T14:18:31Z

The White House is backing that up, with the president's commitment to vetoing this bill [pdf]. The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 3630. With only days left before taxes go up for 160 million hardworking Americans, H.R. 3630 plays politics ...

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House will vote on doomed payroll tax extension package, Democrats ratchet up pressure

2011-12-13T14:18:31Z

White House Pledges to Veto GOP Payroll Tax Extension Bill

2011-12-13T14:04:12Z

Obama threatens to veto GOP tax bill

2011-12-13T13:57:02Z

“The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 3630. With only days left before taxes go up for 160 million hardworking Americans, H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families. H.R. 3630 breaks the bipartisan agreement on spending cuts ...

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GOP: Raising Taxes On Millionaires A Non-Starter, But Hiking Taxes On Medicare Retirees Is A-OK

2011-12-13T13:57:02Z

That’s three times the health care spending for those not on Medicare.” The White House has issued a veto threat against the bill, noting “H.R. 3630 seeks to put the burden of paying for the bill on working families, while giving a free ...

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Why Would Obama Veto Job Creation?

2011-12-13T09:46:30Z

What’s so offensive that would cause the President to level a veto threat? A provision in H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” that would provide for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project that would bring

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Payroll Tax Holiday Act: Bad Politics, Bad Policy

2011-12-13T09:25:01Z

As the White House and Congress engage on whether to extend the Social Security payroll tax holiday, the Republican-led house has offered HR3630, which, among other things, ties the Medicare physician fix to extending the reduced funding of Social Security

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Today in Congress: a little balanced budget amendment debate; a little payroll tax hostage taking

2011-12-13T08:27:45Z

First votes are expected between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Last votes are expected between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. “One Minutes” (15 per side) H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011(Rep. Camp - Ways and Means/ Energy and ...

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Extending the Payroll Tax Cut - Summary of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011

2011-12-13T07:16:10Z

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. Payroll Tax: The bill provides a one-year extension of temporary payroll tax relief enacted in 2010. The measure protects the Social Security Trust Fund by cutting government spending elsewhere and directing those

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Extending the Payroll Tax Cut - Summary of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011

2011-12-12T23:59:31Z

Payroll Tax: The bill provides a one-year extension of temporary payroll tax relief enacted in 2010. The measure protects the Social Security Trust Fund by cutting government spending elsewhere and directing those savings to replenish the trust fund ...

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Senate Leaders Harden Position to House Payroll Tax-Cut Bill as Vote Looms

2011-12-12T23:30:53Z

“Look, you’re either for this pipeline project and the jobs that would come with it or you’re not,” he said. “It’s time to stop the posturing.” The House bill is H.R. 3630.

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Extending the Payroll Tax Cut - Summary of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011

2011-12-12T21:50:40Z

Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-12T18:58:52Z

Brett Guthrie Says House Passes Bill to Protect Workers & Taxpayer

2011-12-12T18:58:52Z

House vote expected Tuesday on bill containing pay freeze

2011-12-12T18:01:36Z

H.R. 3630, the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, is expected to pass the House but its fate remains uncertain in the Senate. The legislation, which extends the payroll tax holiday, prolongs the current two-year federal pay freeze through 2013 .

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Payroll tax cut and Keystone, like chocolate and peanut butter

2011-12-12T16:21:23Z

If you're interested in the various sections of HR3630, the House's "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011," Heritage's David S. Addington has a solid summary of the 369-page bill.

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The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act

2011-12-12T14:12:32Z

On Friday, December 9, 2011, Representative Dave Camp (R-MI), with several cosponsors, introduced H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011.” The 369-page bill consists of six titles, main elements of which are ...

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The week ahead on the Hill: Payroll tax, government shutdown deadlines loom

2011-12-12T13:22:26Z

5:30 p.m.: The House Rules Committee meets to formulate a rule on H.R.3630, the House Republican payroll tax package. The House is in at 10 a.m. Votes are expected on the House Republican payroll tax plan and potentially on several measures ...

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SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY

2011-12-11T19:35:51Z

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO... “OPPOSE ANY GIVE-BACK OF PUBLIC SAFETY’S EXISTING 700 MHz NARROWBAND SPECTRUM in H.R. 3630” AND “SUPPORT D BLOCK ALLOCATION WITH SUFFICIENT FUNDING IN S. 911, PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM

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Camp proposes tax relief, job creation bill

2011-12-10T06:58:15Z

Congressman Dave Camp, R-Midland, has introduced H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act. The legislation would extend a number of provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year and includes fully paid-for extensions of ...

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Camp Introduces Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act

2011-12-09T21:25:36Z

David L. Camp, R-Mich. (4th CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Camp (R-Midland, MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means today introduced H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act. The legislation extends

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Paying For The Payroll Tax Cut

2011-12-09T01:00:00Z

...ad-hoc increase on millionaires to pay for a one-time tax cut. I expect the final version of this bill to look similar to H.R.3630. If President Obama signs it before Christmas, employers will have to scramble to implement it in time for the first paych

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